Data Architect - Remote with 3/4 Days a month onsite in Newcastle

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a Data Architect for the New Style Modernisation programme. The role is remote with 3–4 days per month onsite in Newcastle. You will understand data requirements, design data structures and processes, and ensure data flows meet National Statistics and other stakeholder needs.

Collaboration with dataworks, governance forums and cloud teams is essential. Essential experience includes data modelling, MDM, metadata management, event-based patterns, and

Qualifications

• Design and modelling of data architecture using patterns and standards.
• Presenting data architecture designs to governance forums.
• Data modelling, MDM, metadata management, and data governance.
• Event-based architecture with pub-sub and data streaming patterns.
• Cloud hosting, networking design patterns and best practices (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Agile delivery methodologies and CI/CD practices.
• Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects and portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between data stakeholders and teams to determine data requirements.
• Identify and document data structures, processes and systems for NS modernisation.
• Ensure data flows to National Statistics and other requirements are met.
• Support governance and architecture reviews and provide input on data strategy.

Skills

Data architecture

Governance meetings

Data modelling

MDM

Event-based design

Cloud platforms

Agile delivery

CI/CD

Technology strategy

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Data Architect

Start 02/11/2026

End 31/12/2026

Remote with 3/4 Days a month onsite in Newcastle

The role of the Data Architect in the New Style Modernisation project is pivotal to its success. As a Data Architect, the worker is responsible for comprehensively understanding the data requirements and objectives for NS modernisation, both JSA and ESA. They act as the bridge between data stakeholders, theme teams, Dataworks and other data stakeholders to be identified.

The data architect plays a crucial role in identifying and documenting the data structures, data processes and systems needed for New Style modernisation ensuring data flows to the right places and National Statistics, along with other requirements are met.

Understand the data and where it goes and for what reason. E.g., Auditing, Dataworks

Person requirements: Essential skills and experience:

• Data Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards.
• Presenting data architecture design to technical governance forums.
• Data Architecture Design: Data Modelling, Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Governance.
• Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards.
• Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Agile delivery methodologies and best practice.
• DevOps: Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) delivery methodologies, tools and best practice.
• Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios.

Desirable Skills:

• Communicating Data
• Data governance
• Data modelling
• Data standards
• Metadata management
• Turning business problems into data design